Ex Hex, Cosmic Cave.

Just days after the socially mediated divulgence that St. Vincent is in the process of producing new Sleater-Kinney, Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss’ fellow Wild Flag-bearer Mary Timony’s Ex Hex have announced their return also. Cosmic Cave, below, is excavated from she, Betsy Wright, and Laura Harris’ forthcoming sophomore full-length It’s Real, and hears the D.C. trio return to the uproarious, Ramones-esque blitzkrieg pop-punk that was heard on their début endeavour, Rips. Similarly mettlesome, a Buzzcocky riff kicks off what’ll later swell into a faintly surfy froth, Timony imploring we “ride on a wave” atop effervescent backing vocals. And it’s really quite the ride, we assure you…